The modern day Jon wants to make music that is "relevant" and is speaking to "what's happening in the world today".

I don't think he succeeds in that very often to begin with, but at least I can appreciate the thought behind it. Right now, it's destined to fail in that regard because the album is probably about Trump's America and the hope of the upcoming presidential election - things that are very irrelevant right now. 3 months ago feels like 3 years ago and all that everyone can think of right now is COVID-19 and how people's lives are affected by it. It's a problem when you brand the album as "2020" and it completely does not reflect what the people are going through in the year 2020.

I think he's better off either shelving the project or re-working some of the songs and adding new ones (ones he'd be writing right now), if relevance, relatability and reflection of the world around us is what he's aiming for.